Billy Joel once said:“Slow down, you crazy childYou’re so ambitious for a juvenileBut then if you’re so smartTell me why are you still so afraid? MmWhere’s the fire, what’s the hurry about?You’d better cool it off before you burn it outYou’ve got so much to doAnd only so many hours in a day.”Aside from Mr. Joel’s inspiration, I’m inclined to say that growing up, I was never really academically gifted. I’m not embarrassed to admit this simple fact. So the prospect of going to college after a very...

Art tells a story through intention. From the way shapes move and materials flow to how audiences are guided to interpret what they see. Nothing is accidental, and this same deliberate storytelling is at the heart of fashion. Howard University’s ELITE Models Class XI brought that philosophy to life with EIDOLON, a fashion showcase held at Cramton Auditorium, which treated the runway as both a stage and canvas. Each look communicated meaning beyond aesthetics, using fabric, movement, and presenta...

Before you read this article, I would suggest listening to “Just a Girl” by No Doubt and really reading the lyrics. This will all make sense, I promise. Now I feel inclined to discuss.Gwen Stefani has gone on the record to explain in detail what the song means. It was a 90s power anthem meant to mock stereotypes about women, even using the word “girl”, a term associated with frills and pink. It was a song that fought back against what many thought being a woman was, and overcoming the imbalance...

Behind the scenes of every great film, there’s someone behind the camera shaping the way we see a story. For Howard students, that someone was one of our own. Amazon MGM Studios gave us an exclusive screening of After the Hunt directed by Luca Guadagnino, and a chance to sit down with Howard Alum and acclaimed cinematographer Malik Hassan Sayeed.Sayeed, who hails from New York, graduated from Howard in 1999 with a degree in film. He first got his start as a gaffer on Spike Lee’s Malcom X before...

Before the masterclass began, I had the chance to sit down with cinematographer and Howard University alumn Malik Hassan Sayeed for a one-on-one conversation. Sayeed recently conducted the filming of psychological thriller After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, and Andrew Garfield which hit theaters Oct. 10. I had already asked him a few questions during the brunch at Busboys and Poets, but this was different — just him and me.To be honest, I was incredibly nervous. How often do you...

For many of us, it’s only been a month since we went back to school and already it feels like our back-to-school fits feel… worn out. Our Pinterest boards continue to fill with new aesthetics and fresh ideas, influenced daily by our classmates and the TikTok influencers, for what’s hot and what’s not and what to spend our money on. But let’s be real, on a college student’s budget, where are we supposed to find new clothes? If you live in the Washington, D.C. area, I have a simple answer: second-...